Holiday Madness

Whew! We are past Christmas and headed into the new year, and we are both feeling relieved! As much as we love the holidays, it's nice to see some of stress fade away. Yesterday, we attended one of our family Christmas parties. We have such a large family, that we still attend holiday events after Christmas day has passed. It was an amazing time, and it's always so nice to see family members that we rarely see outside of the holiday season. 

Katelyn's wearing: Dress- Thrifted // Leggings- Target // Sweater- Gap // Mittens- Younkers //

Scarf & Socks - Gifted // Boots- Minnetonka 

 

Laura's wearing: Coat- Guess // Top- LOFT // Vest & Jeans- H&M // Necklace- c/o Maurices 
 Bag- Target // Bracelets- Express, Forever21 // Boots- c/o Wolverine

 

We are super excited for NYE this year. We'll be heading to the B.O.B. downtown to party the night away and watch the Kari Lynch Band. What are your plans for ringing in the new year? We'd love to hear.

xoxo,
L & K

Recipe: Frosted Sugar Cookies

We've been on a bit of a baking rampage lately, and I couldn't be happier about it. During the holiday season, there's no activity I enjoy more than playing around in the kitchen. 

This past weekend, we made frosted sugar cookies with royal icing. 

What you'll need for Cookies:

Cookie Cutters

1 and 1/2 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar

1 Cup Butter, Softened

1 Egg

2 Teaspoons Vanilla or Almond Extract

2 and 1/2 Cups Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar

What you'll need for Royal Icing:
 3 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar
6 Tablespoons Water

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cream sugar, butter and egg; add flavoring. Blend in dry ingredients. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours. Divide dough in half, roll onto floured surface and cut as desired.

Bake on greased cookie sheet for 5-8 minutes. (Keep an eye on them, they bake quickly!)

Decorate cookies as desired. This is the best part about making these cookies. You can use your creative freedom and mix up as many icing colors as you'd like. We used white, red, green, and blue. We topped with sprinkles, silver balls, and colored sugars. Have fun with it!

Happy Holidays,

Laura